8-tracking Around the World To the uninitiated, 8-tracking may seem like a predominantly American obsession, but the seasoned world traveler knows it's just not so. 8-tracks were sold all over the planet: Greece, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Mexico, Germany and many, many other countries. Like in the US, the 8-track eventually met its demise, but there are still lots of 8-track fanatics outside the US.

Since 8-Track Heaven went online in 1995, trackers from many countries have crossed our threshold. This page is an attempt to broaden the perspective of 8-track fans to a global level. Below are home pages and e-mail addresses of 8trackerz around the planet. If you'd like to be added, just fill out the form at the bottom of this page
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Australia Austria Barbados Brazil Canada Cuba
England Finland France Germany Hong Kong Israel
Italy Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Peru
Philippines Portugal Scotland Singapore Spain Sweden
Switzerland  Turkey        

Australia

Quadraphonic Downnunder, city_country: Australia and New Zealand
email: Quadrallizer@yahoo.com.au 
webpage: http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/quadraphonic 
Here Collectors and Interested Parties from Australia, New Zealand and The South Pacific can engage in trade and general discussion about all aspects of the Quadraphonic and 8 Track formats.

Gavan M. Vigar
e-mail:gavanvet@netlink.com.au
web page: http://members.tripod.com/~Gavanvet/cams-htm

Adrian Spencer
e-mail:yowee@gil.com.au

Andrew Wyrill, Adelaide
email: squirrel_84@hotmail.com

Owen J. Fry, Fremantle, Western Australia
email: psilocybin@hotmail.com
comments: I'm all alone. By god, they're AUCTIONING 8-tracks off here, because they're so rare!

Dean Trickey, Kyneton
email: doubled@iaccess.com.au

ROSCOE SPENCE, Adelaide
email: starp@optusnet.com.au 

Dean Trickey, Victoria, Australia
email: doubled@iaccess.com.au 
comments: Interested in hearing from anyone in Australia selling tapes!

CHRIS TRAMACCHI, Queensland
email: rawxygt@hotmail.com 

comments: I live in Queensland.Aust..Interested in hearing from anyone with 8 tracks for sale...Also have 8 tracks for sale too...

PETER HAYSE, SOUTH COAST,NSW
email: marhayse@tpg.com.au 
comments:  Just starting but hooked already. Anyone interested in swapping/Buying/selling?????

CHRIS, AUSTRALIA
email: superroo351@aol.com 
comments: I live in Queensland and I collect 8 track tapes and GT Falcons..email me with either.

 

Austria

Wolfgang Schmidts, Innsbruck
e-mail:me@media-force.com

Michael Schorner, Innsbruck
e-mail:Michael.Schorner@uibk.ac.at

 

Barbados

name: Noel Squires
city_country: Barbados
email: noelsquires@hotmail.com 

comments: I have been collecting 8 tracks for a number of years,to date I have over a hundred in addition I have two 8 track stereo car units a nice looking Realistic with seperate bass treble as well as a loudness switch, it sounds great,the other is a mitsubishi both in mint condition.I also have a Montgomery Ward player/recorder in good working condition.I love the full sound of 8 track tapes.You trackers enjoy ya music.

 

Brazil

Marco Poli, Barros Cassal, Porto Alegre
e-mail:pr2@ez-poa.com.br

 

Canada

Vern Jones
e-mail:erno@surenet.net

Miles "O' Vinyl", Toronto, Ont.
e-mail:Terry@oil.ca

Larry T. Panteluk, Estevan, Sask.
e-mail:larryve5aj@sk.sympatico.ca

Gordon Motz
gmotz@mb.sympatico.ca

Del Halterman, Alberta
e-mail:dhalterm@telusplanet.net

Eric Herbert, New Brunswick
e-mail:giant@nbnet.nb.ca

Lenny Lemoine, Orleans, Ont.
e-mail:lemoine@sprint.ca

Chesley Watkins
e-mail:starstalker@hotmail.com

Jerry Brock, Merritt B.C.
e-mail:jlbrock@uniserve.com

Frank Marino, Montreal
web page: Frank Marino & Mahagony Rush

C. Gavin Swackhammer, Toronto, Ontario
e-mail: niles74@hotmail.com
comments: looking for people who know where there are good sources for 8-tracks in T.O.!

Matt Schwartz, Alberta/ Canada
email: prez1@acmecity.com 

Tony Templeman, Ttoronto/Ont.
email: templeman@sprint.ca
webpage: http://beta.homestead.com/jesusislord3/index.html

comments: I love my 8-track tapes, even with the noisy "clicks"

Eric, London, ON
email: EricStarr@webtv.net 
comments: You can have my 8tracks when you pry them.....

name: mathieu
chicoutimi, Québec
email: mathieu.roberge@excite.fr 
comments: I search for you special 8track and accesories for this.

name: Darcy Chubbs
city_country: Canada
email: darcvader16@hotmail.com
comments: It still seems a little nuts to me that there are so many 8 track fanatics around, but I guess I'm not the only sucker for wonderfully nostalgic things of the past such as the 8 track

name: Chris Cousino
city_country: Montreal
email: vinyl15@hotmail.com 
comments: I love repairing 8 tracks, looking for some 70's rock 'n Roll

 

Cuba

Jack B. Stanley, U. S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

 

England

Keith Hambleton, Nottingham, England
email: hambonek@freedomland.co.uk 
comments

At last i have found a page that's all about 8 tracks and what a good page it is, (they should bring them back) The sound is so good and so much better than cassettes.

 

Karl Knight
email: info@granda.co.uk 
comments: Large collection of 8 tracks for sale. e-mail me and I will send my list of 8 tracks a.s.a.p

RAY SHANKLAND, GLASGOW,STRATHCLYDE
e-mail: kdykes@barrheadhs.gla.cabletel.schools.org.uk
comments: INTERESTED IN ANALOG TECHNOLOGIES AND COLLECTING 8 TRACKS OF THE CLASSIC 70S ROCK PERIOD.

Brad Jackson, Yorkshire
email: bdjj_28@yahoo.com
webpage: http://internettrash.com/users/lisanbrad/
comment:  Dedicated to the obscure and obsolete, cats, dragons and easy listening. Get the 8 track on and a cup of tea and visit us!

David Worth, Bedfordshire
e-mail:david.worth@skf.com

Dominic Brown, Reading
e-mail:dfjbrown@meto.gov.uk

Alan Bainbridge
e-mail:alan.bainbridge@virgin.net
web site: Naff Caff: The Decades that Taste Forgot

Dave Hern, (j.d. o'nurd) Bournemouth
e-mail:
davejh4000@aol.com
webpage: http://members.aol.com/retrotex/moet/foyer.htm
comments: This is the URL for The Museum Of Obsolete Entertainment Technology -- please visit!

Horst Unger, Victoria
e-mail:hwunger@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca

John Wild, London
e-mail:jmw@lupine.demon.co.uk
comments: I like finding period British cars for my 8-Track players. A good selection of tapes and a sorted player really finishes off a good car. Would like to get into Quad. I like Jensens. Many Js came with 8-Track Leerjet or Voxson players.

Richard, Exeter / United Kingdom
e-mail: su5585@eclipse.co.uk
comments: Avid collector since 1979 and now have 2000 tapes and would like to hear from other collecters.

George Osborne, Blackpool, Lancs
email: quad8uk@aol.com
webpage: http://hometown.aol.com/quad8uk/myhomepage/business.html
comments: Large collection of 8 track players and carts Weltrons always wanted. Some times for sale

Adrian, Gloucestershire England
email: adrian@cross38.freeserve.co.uk
comments: I collect buy & sell tapes & have a player in my car, sad me!

Michael Paulley
email: shillingstone@btinternet.com 
webpage: www.shillingstonestationproj.homestead.com/enter.html 
comments: I am looking for a MO Morris Oxford Van or Pickup, can any one help me. is there any in the scrapyard in New Zealand or Australia, or maybe some one has one at home they do not need.If anyone can help then do contact me on, E-mail: shillingstone@btinternet.com Thank you.
Mr. Michael Paulley

Mark Prizeman, London
email: markprizeman@hotmail.com 
comments: 8 tracks re-entered my life when I acquired my 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 from a friend in Beirut. Does anyone know how to adjust the speed as it plays slightly fast? Mary Poppins is excruciating at that speed...

Steve Cann, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
email: SABBAFF@AOL.COM 
comments: BLACK SABBATH and BUDGIE 8 Track fan. Also interested in Black Widow, May Blitz and The Sweet. With thanks.

 


Finland

Jani Högman
e-mail: janihogman@hotmail.com
comments: Dear Sir, Very intresting and imformative page, indeed! I have just begin to collect 8-track cartridges and players. 8-track was never officially sold in here, so it´s allways a mireacle when you find a tape or two. To read a page so full of 8-track info and enthusiasm and see thet there is other "freaks" out there, helps me to believe that the world is still analog (It is!). Thank You! Sincerelly, Jani Högman

 

name: Lasse Heikkilä, Pälkäne
email: raccoon@sci._xzx_fi
comments: I'm especially interested in 8-track carts featuring Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio..). At least some Rainbow carts really do exist. :-)

France

name: CHATELAIN STÉPHANE
city_country: BORDEAUX/FRANCE
email:
CHATELAIN.STEPHAN@WANADOO.FR
comments:
I very happy, I come to buy a TR800 realistic very nice, and I have also installed in my CHEVY MONZA 76,a AM-FM stéréo 8 track player DELCO, it lacks me only a portable.I record my CD and my vinyls on 8 tracks.

Germany

name: Sebastian Graf
city_country: Oberhausen/Germany
email: poci@gmx.net
 

name: Klaus G Carstens
email: klaus@kgc.de
webpage: www.kgc.de
comments: We offer recordings on 8 Track, 3 Machines one Pioneer with Dolby NR and we copy 8 Tracks to CD

Hong Kong

name: Gabriel Adil
e-mail:Gabeadil@netvigator.com
web page: http://www.netvigator.com/

name: Gary 555
email: gary@mfkites.com 
comments: Hey, please share any 8 tracks new with me!

 

Israel

Ilan Etsion
email: ie3@walla.co.il

Italy

name: ciccio bonaccors,  messina
email: misterstereo8@yahoo.it 
comments:
hallo to all friend of 8 track!!!! i am an 8track addict !!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!!!!

name: Lenoagro
email: linoagro@libero.it
I am a music journalist and record collector in Italy. (rare vinyl, CDs, magazines, cassettes...). I like the fascinating aura surrounding the 8- track world and own some 30 cartridges in my collection, though I don't have a player and guess they mustn't sound that good. But their packaging and their charm is great: very analogical and space-age!

Francesco Titignano, Toscana, Italy
email: hidria@libero.it
comments

I got lots of 8 track cartridge and players(including a mint 1976 Pioneer H-R99 recorder),mostof them found in scrapyards or dumps. I record on cartridge my favourite 70s songs and i listen them when I'm driving or even when I'm riding my horse!

Malaysia

Hon Weong Fan
e-mail:syl9413@hotmail.com

 

Netherlands

R.J. Tuithof, Woerden The Netherlands
email: rtuithof@macbox.com
comments: Probably the biggest collection oF decks and carts in the low lands, if you doubt, LET ME KNOW!
 

Peter Boekweg, Westerbroek
email: boekweg@freeler.nl 
webpage: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mustang 
comments: Started with 8-tracks in 1995. I bought a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible which had an original Motorola inside. After I got it fixed I started to look for cartridges. I also own a 1968 Mustang fastback which also has the original player. At home I have a Hitachi D135 8 track deck, on which I make my own 8 track tapes (I copy music from CD). So I make my own tapes for playing in the car. I own about 1000 pre-recorded tapes of rock-music and it has become a great hobby. I also have some rare 8-track adaptors for playing normal compact cassettes in the 8-track players. All 8-track freaks: KEEP ON TRACKING.

Machiel van Burum, Amsterdam
email: mburum@frw.uva.nl
comments: I started collecting 8-tracks in 1997, I now (november '98) have over 500 cartridges. It is hard finding nice 8-tracks for a good price in The Netherlands and some times I have to make the hard decision NOT to buy some thing. Last week I bought approximately 110 cartridges for only 35 guilders ( 18 us dollars). I'm still looking for written material about 8-tracks. I hope to gfind more inreresting bargains in the future. Zijn er nog andere nederlanders die 8-tracks verzamelen? Mail dan even.

Jon Van Breukelen, california via soesterberg, Holland
email: Shrimpboy@earthlink.net
comments: Love eight tracks. read and speak dutch fluently. cannot write it. only went through the third grade when we moved here. I now live in Monrovia, California. Twenty minutes from L.a. Still have 50-75 tapes and collecting more. anyone from holland write. we are involved in N.A. My girlfrieds name is Deborah. Dag

name: Harry Eijkemans, Tilburg, The Netherlands
email: Harry@scary.scarlet.nl
Hello trackers, any questions are welcome. I do prefer the UMC brand !!! It is a psych-soul label from +/-'69 Soul-i-taires and Honeycombs

 

New Zealand

James Edward Swan, Dunedin
email: npn68@hotmail.com 
comments

I was in love with the technology of the 8 track ever since I got an Akai cassette, cartridge and reel combo to play/record my grandads old scotch reels and later discover this site and found it wasnt stupid to like them and now have nearly 100 cartridges and 4 car players, the radiomobile is the best one and I have it in my Mk4 Ford Cortina.

Peter Bootsma, Auckland
email: bootsy@family.net.nz 
comments:
Great site, any kiwis want to sell your 8 tracks e-mail me (or Dave in Taupo) keep on playing those 8 tracks.

Vicky Holm
email:  vlh27@student.chchpoly.ac.nz

Dave Agnew, Taupo
email: fnnutz@xtra.co.nz
comments: Back into 8 tracks after 26 years, just got a brand new Craig am/fm/8 track indash unit for my '65 Chrysler New Yorker along with a pile of tapes. Looking for a good quality home player/recorder, but it's needle in the haystack stuff here in New Zealand.Where have they all gone? Anyone from NZ know where I can find one here, please contact me.Carts are scarce too, haven't seen one anywhere in many years, so I've got mine from the US ( where else?). This site cooks, just love it and really glad I stumbled across it. Thanks 8 trackheaven.

Norway

email: john.eirik.homme@oftedal-skilt.no
John Homme,
Jaerveien 171,
N-4300 Sandnes,
NORWAY

Geir Sandbakken, P.O. Box 71, 3831 Ulefoss, Norway
email: geir_sandbakken@hotmail.com
comments: collect/trade/sale

 

Peru

Leytzher Muro del Mar
email: 952148f@fip.dhs.org

PHILIPPINES

Wilfred T. Ruiz, Quezon City, Philippines
email: vvvvvtr@skyinet.net
comments: I am new to this web page, but I am an 8 track collector, both the tapes and the equipment. I have several car players and a home player with a recorder.

Portugal

Pedro Picoto
e-mail:PedroPicoto@hotmail.com

Scotland

T.Worthington, Glasgow
e-mail: T.Worthington@gsa.ac.uk
comments: Many carts for sale and a few players too. Get in touch A.S.A.P. for full list.

Singapore

Eric
e-mail:fuzhifu@pacific.net.sg

Dominic Tan
email: D1SC0VERY@YAHOO.COM 
comments:
Hi.Looking for similiar minded people in Singapore.I have a couple of players including 3 Weltrons.

name: Weiyang
city_country: Singapore
email: weiyang@datawork.com.sg
comments: I want to buy 8-track tape.

 

Spain

name: Pepe
city:  Madrid
email:
pepeasalas@hotmail.com
comments: I moved from California to Spain with my 71 Mustang and (of course) it´s 8track stereo. have lots of 8track stuff and tapes. 
I was looking for a good home 8track player and guess where I found the best of all? At my dad´s office. One day I remembered having seen a funny stereo in his office. I went there and...bingo! It´s a Weltron space ball 2001 with the optional speakers. I replaced the melted belt and it sounds great. This is my 8track Christmas story. Take care, Pepe.

name: Lluis Cabot i Avellan
city_country: Catalonia/Spain
email: zelenca@eresmas.net 
comments
: Very hard to find 8 track player-recorder in Spain. Where???in ebay,of course.I looking for one in my home...I have four,now. But,no tapes in Spain!!!!!!Ebay,again...ever Ebay.

 

Sweden

name: Bengt Andersson
city: Gothenburg
email: 5299andersson@telia.com
comments: I collect 8-track tapes and players

name:C-J Berg
e-mail: cjb@vaxjo.mail.telia.com

name:Magnus Paulsson, Malmö, Sweden
e-mail: magnus@fff.se  

name:Tomas Johansson,  Sweden
email: tomas.lima@telia.com 


Switzerland

name:Fankhauser Rene, Biel-Bienne Schweiz
email: lettraplus@dplanet.ch
comments: Hi everybody, I feel in heaven looking at the 8-track-players which I collected during the past few years. From SENN SOUND Switzerland I found a player that looks like a "carousel", that means, I can put about 8 cartridges on and choose them as I would like to. Alltogether I have over 1'000 8-tracks and am always happy fo find other ones. More news about me to follow as soon as I got my own website.

name:Fred Rey, Snuff Records
e-mail:snuff@deckpoint.ch
web site: Les Pages à Barfly

 

Turkey

N. Selim Ozkan, Istanbul
email: presetting@yahoo.com
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Villa/7966/Music/indexmus.htm


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